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זוכה פרס גתה 2005. אהבה וחושך הם שניים מן הכוחות הפועלים בספרו זה של עמוס עוז, אוטוביוגרפיה הכתובה כרומן משוכלל, מעשה ספרותי צרוף ומזוקק שנפרשים בו שורשי משפחתו של עוז, קורות ילדותו ונעוריו בירושלים בקיבוץ חולדה, חייהם הטרגיים של הוריו, וכן תיאורים אפיים נרחבים של ירושלים, תל אביב וחיי הקיבוץ בשנות השלושים, הארבעים והחמישים.

“Delightfully assertive, subversive and vibrant... an original voice.” ––Imbolo Mbue, author of the New York Times bestseller and PEN/Faulkner Award for fiction winner Behold the Dreamers ""A compelling delight""—Booklist A visceral and candid portrait of today’s Ghanaian youth...

Detroit's favorite private investigator, Amos Walker, barrels through this collection of five short stories by Shamus Award winner Loren D. Estleman. General Murders upholds Estleman's reputation as a master of the short story. Both card-carrying fans of Amos Walker and those who are new to the series will devour these stories as they, with Walker, expose crime in some of the most corrupt alleys and steamy streets of Detroit.

Set in 1950s Jerusalem, My Michael is the story of a remote and intense woman named Hannah Gonen and her marriage to a decent but unremarkable man named Michael. As the years pass and Hannah's tempestuous fantasy life encroaches on reality, she feels increasingly estranged from him, and the marriage gradually disintegrates. Gorgeously written and profoundly moving, this extraordinary novel is at once a haunting love story and a rich, reflective portrait of a place.

Amós Oz é o mais importante escritor israelense da atualidade. Candidato constante ao prêmio Nobel, fez de sua obra uma reflexão profunda sobre o destino do povo judeu. Quais cicatrizes a história turbulenta do país deixou sobre seus habitantes? Que marcas imprime no indivíduo uma vida atravessada pela guerra? Há solução possível para um conflito que remonta a tempos imemoriais?

Huit ans après "Un hiver long et rude", l'auteure de l'inoubliable "Choix des Morrison" revient avec un livre bouleversant autour de trois personnages poignants en quête de rédemption et par-dessus tout d'amour. Tour à tour captivant et sombrement drôle, un roman poignant sur les chagrins, les remords et l'amour qui nous lient, une œuvre lumineuse qui démontre qu'une nouvelle vie est parfois possible. Postée comme chaque jour derrière la fenêtre du salon, Clara, sept ans, guette le retour de sa sœur et épie l'inconnu qui a investi la maison de la voisine, Mme Orchard.

Isherwood ci racconta una giornata nella vita di George, un professore inglese non più giovane che vive in California. Non è una giornata particolare per George: solo altre ventiquattr’ore senza Jim, il suo compagno morto in un incidente. Ventiquattr'ore fra il sospetto dei vicini, la consolante vicinanza di Charlotte, la rabbia contro i libri letti per una vita ma ormai inutili, e il desiderio di un corpo giovane appena intravisto ma che forse è già troppo tardi per toccare. Quanto basta per comporre un ritratto che non si può dimenticare.

España, 1937. Raffaele Cameroni, un voluntario italiano que lucha en el bando franquista, cae herido en combate. Durante su convalecencia se enamora de una joven enfermera española, con la que se casará y tendrá tres hijos. Raffaele, sin embargo, oculta un secreto que acabará estallando con...

London, 1914: one ordinary day, three girls arrive for work at London's renowned Foyles bookshop. But when war with Germany is declared, their lives will never be the same again.... Alice has always been the 'sensible' one in her family - especially in comparison with her suffrage-supporting sister! But decidedly against her father's wishes, she accepts a job at Foyles Bookshop; and for bookworm Alice it's a dream come true. But with the country at war, Alice's happy world is shattered in an instant.

Paris, 1810. Haunted by the French Revolution, Marie Tussaud has locked herself away in her shop with the death masks she was forced to make to avoid the guillotine. Philidor, a famous magician, offers her the chance to accompany him to London to assist in creating a wax automaton that will bring them both money and success. Following a disastrous performance on their opening night in which the wax on their prized spectacle melts, the eccentric duke, William Cavendish, invites them to his rambling estate, Welbeck.

A powerful allegorical tale about humanity and dignity and the ease with which we can justify brutality. Two mysterious strangers appear at a hotel in a small country town. Where have they come from? Who are they? What catastrophe are they fleeing? The townspeople want answers, but the strangers are unable to speak of their trauma. And before long, wary hospitality shifts to suspicion and fear, and the care of the men slides into appalling cruelty.

Se publican aquí relatos extraídos de las cartas en las que Benito Pérez Galdós contó a los lectores argentinos del diario La Prensa dos sonados asesinatos de la época. Estas cartas hubieran permanecido en el limbo de las hemerotecas de no ser por Alberto Ghiraldo, que en 1928 dio a la...